One thing to watch out for here that can be confusing is the way the word “分” is used here. Typically, one says “100分”, meaning that one received “100%” on a test. In this case, the student indicates that he wants the teacher to give him “5分”, which we can take to mean “5 stars” – not actually 5%. The Chinese title of this joke is “父子不和”.

Teacher said: “Students, in today’s Family Issues Discussion Class, the topic is “Father and Son Don’t Get Along”. Student QiuZi, do you know the best way to eliminate an issue with father and son not getting along?”QiuZi immediately answered: “Teacher, the best way to eliminate this problem is to give me five stars on my next report card!”